He went on to call Ms. Watchorn “a nice and humble young lady” who had reached a pinnacle of her sport and discipline.

Ms. Watchorn joined Coun. Woo as well as Councillor Wendy Partner and Mayor Adrian Foster in putting up one of the signs herself on Tuesday as friends and family watched.

"It's hard to describe the feeling," said Ms. Watchorn. "For a place I grew up in and spent my life in, to be honoured this way, it's amazing."

It was always her dream to play in the Olympics one day but she said having her name put up outside the village was something else.

"I never thought this would happen," she said.

Her mother, Jacquie Watchorn, was also surprised.

"I was just saying to someone 'Who would've thought?'" said Mrs. Watchorn.

Her husband and she decided early in their children's lives to involve them in sports as a way to keep them active and focused, always wanting their children to do their best.

"We drove and gave her a chance to play," said Mrs. Watchorn. "She just took it to another level."

Ms. Watchorn will be returning to the United States with her fiance to attend graduate school while continuing to play for the Boston Blades hockey team. With games against Toronto as well as a wedding in her future, Ms. Watchorn plans on many more visits to her hometown.

"I've got a lot of wedding planning to do," she said.

Two of the signs are located along Hwy. 2 at the eastern and western edges of the community while the other two can be seen at the northern and southern tips along Mills Street/Regional Road 17.